FROM PLANNING

TO PRODUCT

MODULE 3, LESSON 2

Objectives

In this lesson, we will…

Look at considerations for instruction in the PBL process.

Examine various types of projects students can develop.

Consider different contexts for how projects can be presented to various audiences.

From Planning to Product

IntroductionProvide an entry event to capture interest.

Engage students by making the driving question and project personally meaningful to students.

Introduce and discuss the main concepts behind the project.

Relate your PBL to real-life situations as much as possible.

Embedding Instruction

Determine any resources that might be needed to support student learning.

Provide instruction to fill in gaps in content knowledge or to provide background information.

What field experience can you provide? (field trips, guest speakers, etc.)

Investigation

Group students for success.

Determine how you will support student learning.

Administer formative assessments to gauge student learning and progress.

Project

Presentation

Product

Performance

Demonstrations of Learning

AudienceTo whom and how will students present their products?

Class

School

Community

Experts

Web

Project Overview

Project Title: Duration:

Content Area: Grade Level:

Integrated Content: Teacher:

Project Description:

Driving Question(s):

Content Standards:

Junkyard Band 4 weeks

General Music

Science Mrs. DeFrang

2nd

Students will investigate in centers groups how instruments create sound, and each student will design a new instrument from found materials. Students will present their instrument, describing the process of how the instrument was designed and how it functions, and will provide a musical demonstration of the instrument.

How can we recycle materials to create a musical instrument?

MU:Cn11.2a: Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.NGSS.K-2-ETS1-1: Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved tool or object.

Instruction

Performance Objectives: What must all students know and be able to do as a result of this PBL experience?Students will demonstrate a basic understanding of the science of sound (pitch, timbre, volume) through the design and creation of an original instrument.

Evidence of Success: How will you know students have successfully achieved objectives and standards?Students will have successfully achieved objectives and standards when they can present their original instrument design and be able to speak about how their instrument functions.

Entry Event: Describe how you will engage students and introduce the project’s driving question.Students will watch the video, Landfill Harmonic (link). Students will then discuss the problem that the people of Paraguay were faced with, identify any contexts where people might have a similar problem.

Content Lessons: Identify any content on which you will provide instruction or embed learning activities.• Will provide lessons and opportunities for exploration in science of sound.• Will provide a look at how traditional instruments function.

Resources: Identify any resources, personnel, or materials you will need.

School-based resources (people and facilities)

Technology (websites, apps, presentation tools)

Materials (publications, manipulatives, supplies)

Community (partners, speakers, experts, helpers)

• Librarian (to pull resources on science of sound, instruments)

• 2nd grade science teacher

• Laptops and iPads (for research, presentation tools)

• Sound Uncovered- Exploratorium iPad app (free)

• Meet Science: Light and Sound iPad app ($4.99)

• Sound science kits• Boomwhackers

• Local band or orchestra director to talk to students about science of instruments

Product

Culminating Product: Does the culminating project have a group component, an individual component, or both, and how will they be assessed?

Presentation Audience

Description Assessment Tool

Class x

Group

School

Community

IndividualStudents will present their designs to the class and, if possible, a panel of adults for feedback.

Instrument Invention Rubric

Experts x

Web

NEXT STEPS…

Download the Sample PBL.

Complete the From Planning to Product section of your Project Design Workbook.